Love this camera! I'm a professional photographer and I needed a nice camera for my vacations! This is the best one!

The only of its kind, provided by canon. Its worth every penny you spend. Expensive slr quality in compact camera

Was pleased with the quality of photos I was able to capture with this camera, nice to find a large sensor in a point-and-shoot, but incredibly disappointed that in less than 2 years the the shutter won't close rending the camera entirely un-usable.

A fast camera and therefore suitable for taking pictures of pet dogs that seldom sit still. Excellent for close up work and the 5x zoom is adequate.

I would consider this camera to be a hybrid between a DSLR and a compact. It's functionality and low light capabilities are on par with what you'd find in a DSLR, while it is smaller and has a fixed lens similar to a compact camera.

Fantastic lens with big aperture at wide end; Very low noise sensor; Wonderful images, to buy a lens for another system would cost you more than this camera

Heavy and not really pocketable; No viewfinder though I purchased the add on EVF which I haven't used as much as I thought I would; If you buy the camera try without first b4 buying EVF

The best image quality we've seen from a compact camera, and a well-rounded package too

All tests were taken using a SanDisk Class 10, 16 GB SDHC memory card, Program Mode, Flash off, Review on, ISO Auto and all other settings at the factory defaults unless noted otherwise.

Image quality is outstanding most of the time; Terrific camera for portrait or product photography; Allows recording in JPEG or RAW; Camera works quickly most of the time; Fast f/2.0 lens; Solidly built camera; Tiltable LCD works well for use with a tripod; Offers touchscreen LCD; Uses same field of...

Very heavy for a fixed lens camera; Small optical zoom capability at 5x; Battery life is poor; Camera's performance is slow when using flash or in low light; Design of step ring on lens is poor and has some responsiveness issues; Autofocus sometimes struggles in scenes with no obvious subject or in...

Canon has made some much needed improvements to the G1X Mark II, but it still occupies a slightly strange space. A great backup camera to your DSLR, it won't fit in your pocket.

I don't know quite how to tell my usual photographic travelling companions – a Leica X2 and a FujiFilm X100S – that I've been seeing another camera lately. We're even thinking of going away together. And no, not just as friends.